4: Physical Health & Aging Flashcards
intrinsic vs extrinsic
Intrinsic (normal Wear & Tear)
- Variations in speed but a universal occurrence
Extrinsic (environment)
- Depends on lifestyle and contextual factors
Survival
proportion of people who are still alive after an event
Mortality
number of death in a population during a given time
Morbidity
any departure from health
Disability
reduction in capacity of function
Gene-environment Interactions
Interactions between ‘environment’ and ‘body’ throughout time
- environment and biology work together or against each other
critical period model
exposure during a specific time has lasting or lifelong effect
- ex. getting diagnosed with diabetes today
accumulation of risks model
the increase in # or duration of exposure, produces cumulative damages and thus a higher risk for disease
ex. exposed to heavy smoking for 10 years
chain of risk model
what happened in younger years led to something that produced something else
Ex. trauma led to depression which led to a lack of physical exercise which led to a decline in mobility in old age
Standard Measure of Disability
- SPPB: a composite measure of balance+ gait speed + rise from a chair ris
- Nagi: self-report of walking, lifting and handing objects
- LLDI: frequency of and limitations in performing mostly social activities (family, travel, going out, ….)
Prevention programs need to be 3
Targeted, feasible, accessible
compression of morbidity
severe chronic illness would occur for a short time near the end of life
squaring of the survival curve indicates
there is a finite life span that exists
Maximum life span
max # of years a member of a species can live
○ 110-125 y/o (same for past 100,000 years)
life expectancy
of years at birth an avg. member of the population can expect to live
men = 79.9 years
women = 84.1 years
majority of seniors report being in good health, only __% of frail, older seniors report the same
50%
chronic illness (& who has higher rates)
medical condition that has lasted or is expected to last 6 months & has been diagnosed by a healthcare professional
- women
epidemiological transition
the transition society makes when it moves from a high rate of acute illness to a high rate of chronic illness
health deficit accumulation
the accumulation of medical conditions, disabilities, and chronic illnesses over time as a person ages
prevalence of chronic disease - highest and lowest
Cancer = least prevalent
hyper-tension = most prevalent
Functional Disability
limitation in the performance of normal daily activities due to illness or injury
ICF model
(International Functional Classification of Disability and Health)
- relationships between pathology and disability
- Begins with the disorder
… condition affects physical functions, activity, & social life - Focuses on personal, social, and environmental
supports - not every condition goes from disease -> disability
- arrow in 2 directions = CAN recover from disability
activities of daily living (ADL)
performed daily: bathing, moving from bed to chair, dressing, using toilet, eating, walking